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How It Started. In 1915, a pair of Oberlin College (in nearby Oberlin, Ohio) graduates opened a settlement house in an area of Cleveland called “The Roaring Third,” located at the corner of East 38th Street and Central Avenue.
Jun 24, 2021 · The theatre’s collection of photographs, drawings, programs, posters and letters will soon have a new permanent home at Case Western Reserve's Kelvin Smith Library.
In 1915, Russell & Rowena Jelliffe, two Oberlin College graduates opened a settlement house in an area of Cleveland, Ohio called “The Roaring Third.” They set out to establish a common ground...
In 2017, a major renovation of the facility was undertaken. The architect Robert P. Madison International, Ohio's first African American-owned architectural firm, [18] founded by Cleveland architect Robert P. Madison, lead the 14.5 million dollar renovation.
Feb 8, 2024 · Ruby Dee, Robert Guillaume and Langston Hughes are just a few of the familiar names associated with Karamu House—the oldest African American-producing theater in the United States. Since 1915, Karamu House—located on Cleveland’s east side—has nurtured the careers of dancers, photographers, sculptors, printmakers, actors, poets and ...
In 2021, Case Western Reserve University’s Kelvin Smith Library acquired the archive from Karamu House, the oldest African-American producing theater in the United States known for nurturing the careers of Ruby Dee, Robert Guillaume and Langston Hughes.
May 31, 2010 · In the summer of 1985, newly restored model suites in the Cedar estate were presented at the 50th anniversary of its construction. With all its faults and shortcomings, the public-housing movement in Cleveland brought decent housing to hundreds of thousands of low-income people. Thomas F. Campbell. Cleveland State Univ.
